Welcome to my web site.

The Government's policy of closing Post Offices has caused a great deal of anger and many people are very worried about whether they will still be able to ge tto a Post office for the many services they need, from getting cash and benefits to banking and savings services, insurance, road tax - not to mention stamps and postal services.

Post Offices are highly valued in our rural area. Because we live in a rural, sparsely populated part of England, we depend on village Post Offices for many services, particularly because of the large distances which often have to be travelled to the larger towns and villages like Berwick, Alnwick, Rothbury and Amble.

The public consultation on the future of Post Offices in the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency runs for just six weeks from 1 July 2008, when we will find out which Post Offices are under threat.

I am working with our local Post Offices to build the strongest case possible for saving our highly valued and much needed network.

I will continue to work hard and fight for our highly valued Post Offices.

I would welcome your comments on the Government's proposals and you can post these here:

Tell me your views or ask a question.

It's always good to hear from people in and around the constituency, and from further afield. Please send me your comments and feedback, and suggestions for what you would like to see on the site, and remeember to include your postal address.

If you would like to come and meet me, or raise any issues, I hold regular surgeries in Alnwick and Berwick every month, and in other towns and villages at various times. You can find details by following this link:

Alan Beith's surgery details.

Smart way to reduce energy bills - Fiona Hall MEP

Mon 28th Jul 2008

With the Business and Enterprise Select Committee today warning that gas and electricity price rises would have serious consequences for millions of British households, North East MEP Fiona Hall, welcomed the committee's support of smart meters and repeated her demand for the government to fully implement this smarter from of metering as soon as possible.

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Cut car carbon and make polluting cars a th9ing of the past - Fiona Hall MEP

Thu 24th Jul 2008

Car manufacturers will have to take more responsibility for higher CO2 emissions brought on by more cars on European roads, if the European Parliament has its way.

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Beith Backs Village Campaign to Save Milfield Post Office

Wed 16th Jul 2008

Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has backed the Milfield campaign to save the local Post Office.

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Beith demands help for Northumbrian fishing industry in Commons debate

Tue 15th Jul 2008

Liberal Democrat Sir Alan Beith MP confronted the Fishing Minister, Jonathan Shaw MP, after securing a debate over inadequate fishing quotas and insufficient support for small fishing vessels.

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Regional Plans "could have done more," says Beith

Tue 15th Jul 2008

Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has described the final version of the North East of England's Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) as a missed opportunity for our area.

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Alan Beith MP backs campaign to end child poverty

Mon 14th Jul 2008

Sir Alan Beith MP has demanded that the Government ends child poverty as he signed up to the "Keep the promise" campaign. He called on people to back the campaign and demand a better future for children across the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency and beyond.

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Sir Alan Beith MP challenges Prime Minister over constitutional renewal during Commons Liaison Committee

Mon 7th Jul 2008

Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has confronted Prime Minister Gordon Brown over potential constitutional changes.

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Beith's Committee asking YOU how £5 billion cost of prisons and probation could be better spent

Mon 7th Jul 2008

The House of Commons Justice Committee, chaired by Berwick's MP Sir Alan Beith, is now midway through an e-consultation asking how much people know about prison and probation services and how they work, and whether they think the £5 billion estimated cost of prisons and probation every year could be spent in a better way to reduce crime and save the massive further costs of re-offending to our economy and our society.

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Berwick-Upon-Tweed General Election Result

Turnout: 36090 (63%)

52.8%

Liberal Democrat: 19052 (+1.4%)

28.9%

Conservative: 10420 (+0.8%)

18.3%

Labour: 6618 (+0.6%)

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